Amoebic pleuropericarditis

Amoebic meningoencephalitis.

The report by &erva and Novk concerning 16 human fatalities associated with amoebic meningoencephalitis (1) should ring a warning bell among members of the (health professions. Amoebas are being cultivated with remarkafble frequency from human sources such as the upper respiratory tract and from serum during searches for viruses thou(ght to cause various respiratory symptoms, fevers, and hepati...

Amoebic liver abscess.

Sonography is a major advance in the diagnosis of ALA. Identification of amoebic antigen in the pus is a specific immunodiagnostic test. Medical therapy with a single drug (metronidazole) is adequate in most instances. Routine needle aspiration or surgical drainage are not indicated. The abscess cavity may take up to 18 months for resolution and demonstration of such a lesion does not warrant r...

Diagnosis of Amoebic

Endogenous amoebic endophthalmitis.

A 42-year-old man experienced abrupt reduction of vision in the left eye and had vitreous opacity and hypopyon on initial examination. He underwent an emergency vitrectomy and phacoemulsification with posterior capsulectomy, followed by a 2-week course of intravenous fluconazole and antibiotics. The final visual acuity was 20/20 OS. Amoebas, together with polymorphonuclear cells, were observed ...

Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis